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Islamic State militants fight for Iraq's two biggest dams - Fox News Mon, 04 Aug 2014 19:29:11 GMT

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Islamic State militants fight for Iraq's two biggest dams Fox News Militants from the Islamic State are battling ferociously to control one of Iraq's most vital resources: water. Fighters with the group launched a three-pronged attack over the weekend in a drive to capture Haditha Dam, in western Iraq, a complex with ... Iraq Agrees to Help Kurds Battle Sunni ExtremistsNew York Times ISIS Terrorists 'Have Seized Iraq's Largest Dam'Newsweek Iraq Backs Kurdish Fight Against JihadistsWall Street Journal Bloomberg -Washington Post all 974 news articles »

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Sunni Extremists in Iraq Seize 3 Towns From Kurds and Threaten Major Dam - New York Times Mon, 04 Aug 2014 03:10:28 GMT

New York Times

Sunni Extremists in Iraq Seize 3 Towns From Kurds and Threaten Major Dam New York Times BAGHDAD — Sunni extremists seized control of three towns in northern Iraq on Sunday after fierce battles with Kurdish security forces, sending thousands of people fleeing to the nearby mountains and threatening the country's largest dam. In the ...

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ISIS takeover of key infrastructure brings new fears for Iraq's future - Fox News Mon, 04 Aug 2014 18:50:50 GMT

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ISIS takeover of key infrastructure brings new fears for Iraq's future Fox News The Islamic State's fight to takeover Monday of Mosul Dam, Iraq's largest dam, has the region on edge over the terrorists' control of key infrastructure. The dam is the fourth largest in the Middle East and provides about 30 percent of Iraq's electricity. and more »

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ISIS Seizes More Towns and Possibly Control of Iraq's Biggest Dam - The Wire Sun, 03 Aug 2014 23:02:03 GMT

The Wire

ISIS Seizes More Towns and Possibly Control of Iraq's Biggest Dam The Wire ISIS took control of Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam on Iraq's Tigris River, which provides power to the city of Mosul about 50 kilometers (31 miles) to the south, the commander of the Peshmerga Kurdish fighters who had been defending the facility ...

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Sunni insurgents 'seize Iraq's biggest dam' in defeat for Kurdish forces - The Guardian Mon, 04 Aug 2014 00:08:32 GMT

The Guardian

Sunni insurgents 'seize Iraq's biggest dam' in defeat for Kurdish forces The Guardian Sunni insurgents have reportedly seized control of Iraq's biggest dam, an oilfield and three more towns after inflicting their first major defeat on Kurdish forces since sweeping across much of northern Iraq in June. Capture of the electricity ...

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Iraq Air Force to Back Kurds Fighting Islamists - ABC News Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:50:26 GMT

Iraq Air Force to Back Kurds Fighting Islamists ABC News Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called upon his country's armed forces to help Kurdish forces battle a Sunni militant offensive in northern Iraq that has caused tens of thousands of people from the minority Yazidi community to flee their homes.

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ISIS claims gains, takes control of Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam - CNN Sun, 03 Aug 2014 21:15:11 GMT

ISIS claims gains, takes control of Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam CNN (CNN) -- Fighters with the militant group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria reached the triangle border between Iraq, Syria and Turkey, it said in a message posted on Twitter on Sunday. ISIS took control of Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam on Iraq's ...

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Thousands flee after militants seize towns in Iraq - Fox News Mon, 04 Aug 2014 01:44:07 GMT

Thousands flee after militants seize towns in Iraq Fox News IRBIL, Iraq – Militants with the Islamic State extremist group on Sunday seized two small towns in northern Iraq after driving out Kurdish security forces, further expanding the territories under their control, officials and residents said. The fresh ...

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Insight - Iran's elite Guards fighting in Iraq to push back Islamic State - Reuters UK Mon, 04 Aug 2014 11:05:38 GMT

Reuters UK

Insight - Iran's elite Guards fighting in Iraq to push back Islamic State Reuters UK At least two other members of the Guards have also been killed in Iraq since mid-June, a clear sign that Shi'ite power Iran has ramped up its military presence in Iraq to counter the threat of Sunni fighters from the Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot ... Iraq: Maliki accused of threatening Shi'a alliance break-upAsharq Alawsat English Iran's Revolutionary Guards Fighting ISIS in IraqThe New American Special Report - The doubt at the heart of Iraq's Sunni 'revolution'Reuters Africa all 41 news articles »

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With eye to grabbing resources, Sunni militants try to capture Iraq's two ... - Fox News Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:33:22 GMT

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With eye to grabbing resources, Sunni militants try to capture Iraq's two ... Fox News FILE - This Oct. 31, 2007 file photo, shows a general view of the dam in Mosul, 360 kilometers (225 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. The rapid advance of the Islamic State group, which captured Iraq's second largest city of Mosul and declared a self ...